New Delhi
Half the journey of the Indian Premier League i.e. IPL 2025 season is over. The second half has started and talking till April 22, the condition of four teams is worse in the 18th season of IPL. These include Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders. These teams have lost at least 5-5 matches this season. It became very difficult for these teams to reach the playoffs, especially for those teams who have lost 6-6 matches. First of all, the Points Talking at the last position in the table, Chennai Super Kings, who have lost 6 out of 8 matches. The team is in the race for playoffs, but for this the team will have to win the remaining 6 matches. If the team loses a single match, then the playoffs will be almost out of the race. At the same time, Sunrisers Hyderabad, sitting at number ninth, has lost 5 of the seven matches played so far. In this way, SRH still has a chance to reach the playoffs on its own. For this, the team will have to win at least 6 out of the remaining seven matches and also take care of the net run rate.
Rajasthan also worsened condition
Talking about Rajasthan Royals running at number eight in the points table, this season team has been able to win only 2 out of 8 matches. There are still 6 matches of the team and winning 6 matches may have 16 points in the team’s account and thus the team will qualify for the playoffs, but seeing the first half performance, it does not seem that RR will be able to finish in the top 4 this time.
The condition of the current champion Kolkata Knight Riders also looks thin this season. The team has won only three of the 8 matches. Five matches have been defeated. The team can still reach 18 points, but seeing the kind of performance in its middle order and lower order, it cannot be said that KKR is worth living in the top 4. However, cricket is a game of uncertainty, anything can happen here, no team can be underestimated.